IP Library Granted Patent US 7,103,161
Granted Patent B2
US 7,103,161 · App. 10/322,535 · Granted Sep 5, 2006

Mobile terminal device, method of controlling telephone number display and program thereof

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Patent No.
US 7,103,161
App. No.
10/322,535
Granted
Sep 5, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

A mobile terminal device can store telephone numbers, and can allow a telephone number list to be displayed. In this mobile terminal device, when a user makes a telephone call, the frequency of calling is counted for every telephone number and is stored in a memory. The telephone numbers are rearranged in sequence of the frequency of calling. The user can set a time to count the frequency of calling and to update a display sequence of the telephone numbers.

Claims (22)

1. A mobile terminal device capable of storing and displaying telephone numbers, said mobile terminal device comprising:

count means for counting a frequency of called telephone numbers;

a first memory portion for storing an updated frequency of the called telephone numbers;

a display sequence determination means for updating a display sequence of the called telephone numbers according to the updated frequency;

display mode selection means for determining a display mode of the display sequence of the called telephone numbers, wherein the display mode includes a first mode wherein said display sequence determination means updates the display sequence at a given time, a second mode wherein said display sequence determination means updates the display sequence every given time period, and a third mode wherein said display sequence determination means updates the display sequence based on given start and stop times; and

a second memory portion for storing the display sequence of the called telephone numbers.

2. The mobile terminal device according to claim 1 , wherein the display sequence determination means updates the display sequence of the telephone numbers for every calling to the telephone numbers and stores it in the second memory portion.

3. The mobile terminal device according to claim 1 , wherein, when the display sequence of the telephone numbers is updated, the first memory portion is reset.

4. The mobile terminal device according to claim 1 , comprising display control means for displaying the telephone numbers according to the display sequence stored in the second memory portion.

5. A method of controlling a telephone number display in a mobile terminal device, comprising the following steps of:

storing called telephone numbers in the mobile terminal device;

determining and storing a frequency of calls to the called telephone numbers; and

updating a display sequence of the called telephone numbers according to the frequency and storing the display sequence; and

determining a display mode of the display sequence of the called telephone numbers, wherein the display mode includes a first mode wherein the display sequence is updated at a given time, a second mode wherein the display sequence is updated every given time period, and a third mode wherein the display sequence is updated based on given start and stop times; and

displaying the telephone numbers according to the display sequence.

6. A program for giving an instruction to a computer and controlling a telephone number display in a mobile terminal device, said program comprising the steps of:

determining and storing a frequency of calls to called telephone numbers;

storing the frequency;

updating a display sequence of the called telephone numbers according to the frequency and storing the display

sequence; and

determining a display mode of the display sequence of the called telephone numbers, wherein the display mode includes a first mode wherein the display sequence is updated at a given time, a second mode wherein the display sequence is updated every given time period, and a third mode wherein the display sequence is updated based on given start and stop times; and

displaying the telephone numbers according to the display sequence.

Assignments (5)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE SECOND CONVEYING PARTY NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 037209 FRAME: 0592. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Dec 14, 2015
From: WARREN & LEWIS INVESTMENT CORPORATION; COMMIX SYSTEMS, LLC
To: NEC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 037279/0685 →
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Dec 4, 2015
From: WARREN & LEWIS INVESTMENT CORPORATION; COMMIX SYSTEMS, LCC
To: NEC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 037209/0592 →
NOTICE OF TERMINATION Recorded Nov 14, 2014
From: WARREN & LEWIS INVESTMENT CORPORATION
To: NEC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 034244/0623 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 31, 2012
From: NEC CORPORATION
To: WARREN & LEWIS INVESTMENT CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 029216/0855 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 19, 2002
From: TSUCHIYAMA, KINYA
To: NEC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 013594/0227 →